Tag: racism
Speak Easy: The American Crisis
UNITED STATES—The American Crisis.
December is the anniversary of a famous plea by Thomas Paine titled, The American Crisis, started in 1776 to rally public...
Executive Accused Of Breaking Into Her Home Speaks Out
SANTA MONICA—Fay Wells, an African-American vice president of an undisclosed California company was arrested on September 6 after officers from the Santa Monica Police Department...
Pepperdine University President Criticizes Racial Profiling
MALIBU—Following a peaceful demonstration on November 13, president of Pepperdine University Andrew K. Benton gave a speech commending the student protesters. He addressed the...
North Texas Professor Claims Racial Profiling As Police Motive
TEXAS—Dorothy Mae Bland, Dean of Frank W. and Sue Mayburn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas had been...
Kanye West-Themed Party At UCLA Frat Draws Criticism
WESTWOOD—A "Kanye Western" themed fraternity party that happened at UCLA on Tuesday night has drawn criticism and sparked protests in response to the party's...
Abuse In Police Power Continues
UNITED STATES—Unfortunately, it has happened once again, and frankly I’m quite tired of hearing about it. This time the attention has been placed on...
Anarchy In Police Corruption
UNITED STATES—By now, I’m certain everyone has heard about the South Carolina police officer who fatally shot an unarmed African-American male last week. The...
Brentwood Teacher Accused Of Racism
BRENTWOOD—On March 18, a lawsuit was filed against the Los Angeles Unified School District by a Brentwood parent alleging that a teacher at Paul...
Racism In America
UNITED STATES—The issue of race is an ongoing debate in America, and it’s not something that will disappear overnight. Just when we think as...
A Colorblind Culture
UNITED STATES—In honor of the great teachings of Civil Rights Leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I only found it fitting this week to...
WeHo Resident Reports First Hate Crime Of 2015
WEST HOLLYWOOD—Walking to his home at 2 a.m. after celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Don Brooks was attacked in an alleged hate crime on...
Here We Go Again
UNITED STATES—Ok, just as many of us attempted to process the chaos of what transpired in Ferguson, Missouri, another death of an African-American man,...
